March 2019 news

Air Forces - Aerospace and Aviation Defense Industry

Vega Company integrated into Ruselectronics Group (part of the state hi-tech corporation Rostec) and the Beriev Aircraft Company (part of the United Aircraft Corporation) have delivered the sixth upgraded A-50U long-range radar surveillance aircraft to Russia’s Aerospace Force, the Rostec press office reported on Thursday.

Russia developing new combat helicopter for Airborne Force

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Thursday, 28 March 2019 16:58

Russia is developing a new combat helicopter for the Airborne Force’s helicopter-mobile units. The new chopper will be a follow-up of Mil Mi-24 and Mi-35 models, a source in the domestic defense industry told TASS on Wednesday.

Australia commits to next Triton remotely piloted aircraft

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Thursday, 28 March 2019 10:13

The Minister for Defence, Christopher Pyne MP, and the Minister for Defence Industry, Senator Linda Reynolds CSC, announced on March 27 that the Government will purchase the next MQ-4C Triton Remotely Piloted Aircraft.

$43M deal to trial Heavy-lift UAS in Alaska

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Wednesday, 27 March 2019 16:39

Sabrewing Aircraft Company, Inc. (USA) and the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island (ACSPI), the Unangan (Aleut) Tribe of Native Alaskans, located on St. Paul and St. George, Pribilof Islands, jointly announced that they have signed a history-making agreement for Sabrewing to provide a mix of up to ten aircraft – featuring both the 800-pound-payload “Rhaegal” and the 4400-pound-payload “Wyvern” aircraft.

Russia: Over 2500 paratroopers to participate in regimental tactical exercise

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Wednesday, 27 March 2019 12:03

A tactical exercise engaging paraborne and artillery regiments of the 98th Guards Airborne Division has got under way in the territories of the Ivanovo, Kostroma, Yaroslavl and Nizhny Novgorod regions under the supervision of the formation’s commander Guards Colonel Nikolai Choban, the informational support group of the Russian Airborne Troops said.

Su-30MKM to shape Royal Malaysian Air Force's backbone

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Tuesday, 26 March 2019 16:14

Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30MKM (NATO reporting name: Flanker-H) multirole combat aircraft will shape the backbone of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) in the coming years, a source from the service told TASS at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2019 (LIMA 2019) that is being held in Malaysia from March 26-30.

$4.8 billion sale and upgrade of Morocco F-16 aircraft approved by US

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Tuesday, 26 March 2019 14:53

The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Morocco of F-16C/D Block 72 aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $3.787 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on March 22.

Successful trial in Ukraine for the Turkish drone Bayraktar TB2

DARPA presents more details on unmanned aircraft equipped with CODE

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Monday, 25 March 2019 13:33

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has given further details on the capabilities of its Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) program aims to adapt and respond to unexpected threats for existing unmanned aircraft that would extend mission capabilities and improve U.S. forces’ ability to conduct operations in denied or contested airspace.

US B-52 bombers training in Europe

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Monday, 25 March 2019 11:31

The U.S. Air Force has sent six B-52 long-range bombers to the United Kingdom for a series of training activities over Europe. The aircraft and over 450 airmen arrived at Royal Air Force base Fairford on March 14 from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.

The Ulyanovsk-based Aviastar-SP enterprise (part of the transport aviation division within the United Aircraft Corporation) plans to deliver six Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A heavily upgraded military transport planes to Russia’s Defense Ministry in 2019, the Ilyushin Aircraft Company reported on its Instagram page on March 22. "Under the 2019 production program, the Ulyanovsk-based aircraft-making enterprise plans to manufacture and deliver six Il-76MD-90A aircraft," the statement says.